Name: North Platte Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers less than 450 lbs sold sharply higher on the day, 450 to 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. All weights of heifers traded 8.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was good on a cold, windy day. Most calves were longtime weaned with vaccinations.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.21/cwt on 296 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −119.12 against this barn's trailing median of $492.33.

Average price

$373.21

296 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs NE average

+30.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	373.73	2,083	276
Medium and Large 1-2	505	366.00	1,848	20

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $527.35, low $475.77, median $492.33 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale296 hd

373.21

—

NE average9 barns · 4,888 hd

373.51

−0.31

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+30.83

This barn, trailing median12 sales

492.33

−119.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

28 lots · USDA AMS · North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction - North Platte, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,890	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,808	35
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	616	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,808	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,116	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,024	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	405.09/cwt	363.00–424.00	1,539	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	388.15/cwt	374.00–399.00	1,859	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	381.27/cwt	371.00–385.00	2,074	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	342.84/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,102	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	364.88/cwt	354.00–374.50	2,091	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,276	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	282.48/cwt	276.00–284.50	2,201	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	305.29/cwt	292.00–314.00	2,045	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	323.29/cwt	311.00–331.00	1,875	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,159	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,848	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,527	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	351.00/cwt	341.00–368.00	1,702	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	323.07/cwt	313.00–372.00	2,161	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	330.47/cwt	327.50–336.00	1,761	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	274.79/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,981	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	376.83/cwt	359.00–390.00	1,605	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	308.58/cwt	300.50–317.00	1,966	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	378.50/cwt	378.50–378.50	1,745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	405.01/cwt	396.00–420.00	1,729	150

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

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